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SEPTEMBER 1998 ISSUE

Table of Contents:

SECTION ONE - Web Site of Interest

SECTION TWO - Entertainment/Media Alert

SECTION THREE - Tips! Tips! Tips!

SECTION FOUR - Technology In Our Life

SECTION FIVE - BOOMER Facts and Data

SECTION SIX: - Boomer Of The Month

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1st ANNIVERSARY Edition

Work is still going on our web site improvement Here are some of our new features: 1) Now you can add a link to your web page in our link database form. 2) Membership database is set up and ready for input. You can also search for others in membership database. 3) Post your question in the Post a question form.

SECTION ONE - Web Site of Interest!
Best Boomer Web Site for this month: Wm Murray's The TimePage is a favorite for history buffs. http://www.seanet.com/~pamur/time.html
A Joke A Day
at http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/brand/0/index.html Need a laugh before you start your day? Visit this site for a good clean jokes such as: Only in America...do people order double cheese burgers, a large fry, and a diet coke. Only in America...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. Only in America...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and leave useless things and junk in boxes in the garage.

SECTION TWO - Media / Entertainment!
Those Were The Days
Be sure to check: COLD WAR on CNN. It will air on September 27th, 1998. This documentary took 3 years to produce. It is a TV documentary about COLD WAR in the 60's, nuclear danger and power struggle between the superpowers; capitalism VS communism. Note: I personally do not believe everything I read, hear or see. I had a hunch and doubt on my mind when I watched the NOW infamous TAIL-WIND series by CNN. It alleged that US military used nerve gas to kill civilian during Vietnam war. CNN withdrew the allegations, fired the producers and issued public apology. Any way, I like to watch CNN and some of their specials.
CD's: A great new CD for Baby Boomers! Check out the review at http://www.soundstage.com. It's entitled "what comes around" by Lisa Lauren and features David Sanborn (Can't Buy Me Love). The CD can be purchased through www.musicblvd.com. A collection of Baby Boomer tunes as well as some originals, one entitled "Midlife" which is currently getting airplay around the U.S. Check it out! To review the CD go to Music, then to Archive Reviews (it was reviewed in July, 1998). BY: Lisaboomer@aol.com

SECTION THREE - TIPS, TIPS, TIPS!
Fall Travelling Tips!

http://PC-Hwy.com/pchwy Late summer and fall is a great time to travel the Pacific Coast. Our own web site features information about beaches, islands, towns and cities Along Pacific Coast Highway. From San Diego up through Southern and Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State.

Southwest Airlines Internet Specials at http://www.southwest.com/hotfares continues to offer a bargain for domestic travel through December 17, 1998. (Except for November 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1998.) ** Terms and Conditions of these fares are at SWA web site. Example fares for one way trip, based on roundtrip purchase Albuquerque: $34 each way to/from El Paso $62 each way to/from Los Angeles $38 each way to/from Lubbock Tickets must be purchased through the Southwest Airlines web site at http://www.southwest.com
Shopping Tips! FINDERS CHEAPER Call FINDaSALE (212-55-SALES; http://www.findasale.com) before your next Manhattan shopping spree. Shoppers can search hundreds of current retail sales and promotions by product category, store, or neighborhood. By Reshma Memmon Yaqub

SECTION FOUR - Technology In Our Life
Year 2000 - Millinium Bug, What and Why: Most mainframe computers and embedded systems with program codes are using the 2 digits format for year. The computer assume that it is always in the 19 century. With the year 2000 rolling around the corner. All the program codes and all the data must be converted to 4 digits format to identify the full format designating the century and year in the date column. (2000 - 4 digits year). This problem also affects many mechanic and electrical systems that have programs coded for their operating parts. For example: computers with 2 digits year in the date field will assume that on January 1, 2000 it is a year 1900 so all the records after January 1, 1900 is not valid since it is in the future. Some computer software stores the data as full 4 digits years (1900 or 2000) but the display screen and the codes for reports might not be able to show 1900 or 2000 since there is only 2 digits in the display area. To correct the bugs all the program codes that using any dates will have to be converted to show the date field as 01/01/1900 or 01/01/2000. All the database and any data entry screens will have to be upgraded to show 4 digits YEAR and have enough spaces to accept the 4 digit year input. This bug occurs from older codes and assumption that originated in early years when early computer professional assumes that year 2000 is in the far future and there will be plenty of time to take care of it. The other argument is that in the past the cost of storing the data was very expensive in the earlier stage of computer technology. See more info on one of: Year 2000 Web site. http://www.y2k.com/

SECTION FIVE: BOOMER Facts and Data

STAMPVOTE web site is ready and waiting for your Vote for The 70's stamps. The winners will be issued as part of the Celebrate the Century stamps series.. (50's and 60's are selected) http://stampvote.msn.com/usps/welcome.asp Subjects and choices for vote:

People and Events:

Women's Rights movement.
Watergate
Earth Day
First Earth Day, April 22, 1970,
Oil Shortage With 1973 oil embargo,
Opening of China President Richard M. Nixon visited the People's Republic in February 1972.
Bicentennial - On July 4, 1976

ARTS and ENTERTAINMENTS:

Sesame Street
"The Godfather"
"Roots"
"Spiral Jetty"
"All in the Family"
PBS and NPR
"A Chorus Line"
Photorealism

SPORTS:

Pittsburgh Steelers
Secretariat Triple Crown 1973.
"Monday Night Football"
Soccer Leagues
Tennis
The Oakland A's won World Series® (72,73,74).

Science & Technology:

Jumbo Jets On January 21, 1970, the first jumbo jet entered service.
"Pioneer 10"
Medical Imaging
VCRs

Lifestyle

Smiley Face
Postmodern Architecture
Jogging
1970s Fashion Hot pants, platform shoes, and polyester leisure suits
Citizens Band Radio
Disco music took off in 1978.

This Month In History
1945 Sept 2 Surrender of Japan; "WORLD WAR II ends" 1948 Sept First Emmy Awards Ceremony. 1951 Sept First transcontinental television broadcast 1955 Sept 30 James Dean dies in Porsche crash on Highway 46/Highway 41 intersection east of Highway 101 in Paso Robles. He was on his to the the Rodeo in Salinas. East of Eden released, but Rebel and Giant not released yet at the time of his death. 1997 Sept 2, Princess Diana died in Paris.. along with her friend, Dodi Fayed.. Check out our new feature: This Month in History

I am the Founder and President of the Stuttgart/Ludwigsburg American High School Alumni Association. We are always looking for alumni who 'attended' the high school and faculty during it's 40 year existence (1952-92). There is also an organization, Overseas Brats (OSBPres@aol.com), who is a central group for all the American high schools overseas (DoDDS, State Department and Private). Is there anyway I/we can let your subscribers know that if they attended an American high school overseas they have an alumni association looking for them? Most schools have reunions throughout the U.S. every 2-4 years. I appreciate your help in locating our classmates, Patricia Hein Party Time If you live in Florida, our boomer group in fla is growing and getting organized. Last party we had a party in West Palm Beach Fla was Aug 15th... COME CHECK US OUT...WE ARE MAINLY ALL SOUTH FLORIDANS!!!!!!! Contact Carolyn at Cl9746@aol.com

SECTION SIX: BOOMERS OF THE MONTH

BOOMER OF THE MONTH: Bill Murray, TheTimePage

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